Walk Hard (All Star Version) Written by Marshall Crenshaw, Judd Apatow, Dan Bern, Jake Kasdan, John C. Reilly, Ghostface Killah (as Tony Starks), Manish Raval, Michael Andrews and Lewis Morton (as Lew Morton) Produced by Michael Andrews Performed by Jackson Browne, Jewel Kilcher (as Jewel), Ghostface Killah and Lyle Lovett Jackson Browne appears courtesy of Inside Recordings LLC Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story near you. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan, and written by Kasdan and co-producer Judd Apatow. Directed by: Jake Kasdan. Starring: John C. Reilly. About. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2007 film Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. The humor obviously goes into spoofing cliches and conventions of the genre, and frequently goes the blue route as well, but it's at its best when the movie gets surreal. The cast and crew recorded 40 original songs; 33 are featured in the movie. Tell us where you are Looking for movie tickets? The plot echoes the storyline of 2005's Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line and 2004's Ray Charles biopic Ray. Singer-songwriter Dan Bern and Mike Viola (of the Candy Butchers) wrote most of the film's songs, including "There's a Change A' Happenin'", "The Mulatto Song" and "Hole in My Pants".Marshall Crenshaw wrote the title tune and Van Dyke Parks penned one of the 1960-styled psychedelic jams, "Black Sheep". Walk Hard is basically a Spinal Tap-esque farce of every dramatized biopic of a musical artist that has ever existed, and it's definitely one of my favorite parody films in general. Fictionalized versions of artists such as Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley and The Beatles appear in … Genres: Parody, Music, Comedy, Satire. It stars John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows and Kristen Wiig. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story near you. Trivia. Tell us where you are Looking for movie tickets? Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The up-and-down-and-up-again story of musician Dewey Cox, whose songs would change a nation. But the character also includes elements of the lives and careers of other notable musicians including Roy Orbison , Glen Campbell , Bob Dylan , Ray Charles , Jerry Lee Lewis , Donovan , John Lennon , James Brown , Jim Morrison , Conway Twitty , Neil Diamond , Hank Williams … Rated the #107 best film of 2007, and #6454 in the greatest all-time movies (according to RYM users). Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at TVGuide.com It stars John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows and Kristen Wiig. Walk Hard heavily references the film Walk the Line (2005) about singer Johnny Cash and the Dewey Cox persona is mostly based on Cash. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan, and written by Kasdan and co-producer Judd Apatow. A parody of the biopic genre, Walk Hard is the story of a fictional early rock and roll star Judd Apatow-produced comedy which sees singer Dewey Cox fight through adversity to become a legend.The film was a parody of the biopic genre but echoed storylines of the films Walk the Line and Ray. The up-and-down-and-up-again story of musician Dewey Cox, whose songs would change a nation.